The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-10

culated at the convention for the purpose of in
iuring his case. One man. Buchanan claims,
read extracts from his comments for the purpose
Of injuring him. The following questions and
answers are quoted from the pamphlet:
@. No. What were thu terms and agree
ments upon which the boycott on the Duryea
Starch Company lifted" and why was
Theo. F. Cuneo driven out of the K of LII A.
There any official boycott either put
DR. lifted and Theo. F. Cuneo is still member of
the order and my friend
O. No 2-For what reason were you inactive
In the great telegraphers strike! Al was not
inactive and did give it my heartiest support
@. No. 3-For what reason were you cold and
unsympathetic in the great Southwest strike!
Al was not cold and unsympathetic. / was
down sick with boil, acancer and lung trouble.
but / rose from my bed to 60 and see Gould
about it.
O. No why did you order off the strike of
the Chicago pork packers when it was almost
won? A.-The strike never was won, but was
Q. No s-why did you publicly denounce
the explosion on the Old Dominion steamer dur
ing the New York coal strikea A:-Because
those explosions were put up by the Old Domin
ion employers and detectives themselves
Haskell-were not the alleged acts Of violence
on the Southwest system also put up by the de-
tectivesl
Powderly-Yes sir
Haskeil-Viewine these cases, then. do you
not think 1t reasonable to suppose that the Hay
market bomb in Chicago, was also thrown by
detectives, aud solely to kill the eight-hour
movement and cast odium on the cause of Ia
bort
Powderly-No. sir.
Haskell-Why moth
observation-disclosures had from the brother Of
A. r. Parsons, evidence enough to convict the
men of Chicago for murder, because have, in a
certain safe, documents that prove that many
others have used dynamite and violated
the laws / never destroy any papers receive
they may be useful L kept silent from gensr-
osity, although these men have slandered me in
horrible way. The Chicago men are assassins,
- - h had hA n~nn
3f it long
Haskell-Then. sir, why did you not denounce
Them at once and prove to the world that they
should rightfully hangE
Powdery-I am not detective, and it was
not any of nv business
O. No Did you not salute with uplifted
hat the red flags carried in the great procession
of the Central Labor Union of New York few
days ago .wheniyou stood with Swinton. Bis
sert and George as committee OF reviews A.
No. When the procession came every body but
me may have saluted
O. No. 10-Were you not n member of the
Socialistic Labor party, and did You not hold
card of mem bership therein2 Al never was a
member of the Soclalistic Labor party. Philip
Van Patten, former secretary of the party.
sent honorary card OF mem berShlp. but
/ never q member.
O. No. lido you believe in the doctrines
of Henry George taught in Progress and Pow
erty"2 A.-Mr. Powderly evaded the question
by saying, 81 have often recommended Henry
Georges book to be read"
@ No. 1S-was not A R. Parsons, of Chi
have you not sworn to protect his life. interest.
reputation and family2 Al do not know
whether he
O. No. 19-Why did you not step to the front
TO defend Parsonss helpless wife when he was In
Jail for the cause of labor, when she was denied
the right Of free speech, and jailed for opening
Ger mouth by the drunken Mayor Of Columbus,
O.? Any answer is because she is not his
wife; because they only live together. and are
not married. and because it is not my business
to look after any woman of bad reputation,
white negro who tramps around the country
as she does.
O. No 29-Are you not bound by your oath
as K of L. to hold your brother. A. r. Parsons,
innocent until he Is proved guilty, and have you
not prohibited by decision the collection of
money to secure for this man. your brother.
even a trial where justice could be OBJ
tanned and have YOU notdone that despoticaly
and without warrantof the order; and had you
not previously decided that every local cen
trolled absolutely it's own funds2 Al have
nat prohibited the collecting of money. You
collect it if you want to. Who ever says
Anarchists voting away the funds of other mem
bers-
cution of DR.. McGlynn; if not why has not your
voice been raised in protest. Al believe DR..
McGlynn should have gone to Rome.
G. 22-Did you not say that the K. of l..
should be subordinate to no other organization
earth7 Ayes; say it again. and now.
@: 23-Did you not swear to keep secret the
work of the K of l.? Ayes.
@. A-Did you not reveal to Cardinal Glib
bons the whole of that secret work. and further
more cay to the Catholic Church that if there
was in the order anything which it desired al
tered or changed that it should be donef A
NO. sir, He never the secret work, nor
did ever say anything OF the kind to him.
q. No. 25-Is it not a fact that, contrary to
the constitution of the K of L. you have sworn
TO execute that you and your friends schemed
TO have you paid 5000 year, or $14 q day. and
have your term extended to two years? Al
am offered position of $15, 900 year now. I
am worth every cent of SIS. 900 year.
@. No. 32-Are you Socialist Al am not
al an rad a n
@. No. 33-Is Karl Marx liar. aud are John
Swinton. Henry George. Dr. McGlynn. Shevitch;
Anarchists and OF the dangerous classes in your
opinion2 This Mr.. Powderly forgot to answer.
@. No. 36-Why did you assist in killing the
great eighthour movement of the American
Federation of Trades unions last May? Al did
not The General Assembly gave me no orders
to act with them in the matter.
q. No 39-ls it not true that Litchman con-
verted some thousands of dollars of K. OF l..
funds into press and type for the Statesman,
which he never accounted forg Alt is not.
@. No. 45-Have you OF taught your ignorant
followers that compulsory arbitration is a
remedy for their wrongs2 If 80. how you
defend that action to intelligent menu Can
Al do favor arbitration. 1 settle nine
strikes out of ten with il.
@. No. 47-For what reason did you secretly
lend your aid to the defeat of the United
Labor party of Chicago2 Al did not
Q. No 48-What is the Home Club? Al
don't know
O. No 5O-Whv is Montauk refused a charter7
Why was d. A. 126 suspended for passing crti-
cal resolutions concerning the Home Club and
yoursefl Is not the printers d. A. Ga under
the ban2 Why did you send Bailey to fight the
Amalgamated Association at Mingo junction,
and the carpet-weavers and silyersmiths of New
York; Why have you just ordered the IRON
molders back to work on scab patterns. and who
gives your secret circulars to the captalistic
pressi A-Montauk does not get a charter be-
cause 1t does not pay what it owes Printers
district No. GA is not in the slightest degree un-
der the ban. Bailey not sent to fight the
Amalgamated Association at Mingo, secretly. I
hope that everybody is satisfied with my defense
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